raced wide in touch, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened soon after, last and struggling, next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd before and every chance 2 out, no impression on winner when still disputing 2nd last, 3rd and one pace flat
held up in last trio, hit 6th, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened soon after 2 out
held up in last pair, headway on inside approaching 2 out, kept on flat to challenge for well held 3rd closing stages
held up in rear, smooth headway approaching 2 out, led 2 out, driven clear and stayed on strongly from last
chased leaders, weakened after 3 out
chased leader, not fluent 4th, hit 6th, ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened quickly, tailed off
held up in last trio, not fluent 2nd, mistake 8th, struggling soon after
led, hit 3 out and ridden, headed 2 out, chased winner after, kept trying, no extra from last
KENTFORD GREY LADY looks a progressive mare and could make the most of the weight she receives from more experienced rivals in this. Emma Lavelle's charge is still learning her trade but was always travelling strongly when beating good yardstick Miss Milborne at Exeter last month and well-beaten fourth Tempest River has franked the form since. Whoops A Daisy has to be feared with Jeremiah McGrath claiming 5lb, however, as she kept on strongly to beat today's rivals Cloudy Spirit and Violin Davis in a Listed event over C&D last time and is very consistent. Violin Davis had earlier beaten Cool Friend over 2m6f at Wincanton, though the latter is still preferred to Kelso second Seedless over this longer trip.
Whoops A Daisy 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leader, mistake 8th, led 2 out, ridden before last, driven out, won at Kempton 3m mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Nov beating Cloudy Spirit (10-12) by 2l, 5 ran.
Violin Davis (FR) 11-10fav (10-12) Led, hit 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace from last, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Whoops A Daisy (10-12) at Kempton 3m mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Nov.
The Strawberry One 20-1 (10-11) Held up in 5th, reminders and struggling after 5th, tailed off, 6th of 7, 39l behind Molotof (11-7) at Ascot 2m nov hdl G2 (1) sft.
Cloudy Spirit 13-2 (10-12) Held up in touch in 4th, went 3rd before and mistake 2 out, chased winnner from last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Whoops A Daisy (10-12) at Kempton 3m mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Nov.
Kentford Grey Lady 15-8fav (10-10) Held up in rear, green and jinked at 6th, smooth headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd after 3 out, led soon after ommited 2 out, not fluent last, pushed clear flat, easily, won at Newbury 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (3) gs in Nov beating Miss Milborne (10-10) by 5l, 10 ran.
Cool Friend (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Prominent but in rear, outpaced before 4 out, soon went 3rd, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Torphichen (11-7) at Exeter 2m 1f grad ch (2) hvy.
Seedless 15-2 (11-10) Led, hard pressed last, ridden and headed flat, kept on same pace, no impression with winner final furlong, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Micro Mission (10-5) at Kelso 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) sft.
Victoria Rose (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, plugged on from next, 4th of 12, 10l behind Love of Tara (11-8) at Hereford 2m 4f mares hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
Annimation (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Held up mid-division, went 5th before 2 out, kept on before last, went 3rd run-in, 3rd of 12, 9l behind Love of Tara (11-8) at Hereford 2m 4f mares hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
